Keeping your class engaged with fun and unique teaching resources is vital in helping them reach their potential. With Tes Resources you’ll never be short of teaching ideas. We have a range of tried and tested materials created by teachers for teachers, from kindergarten through to high school.

Breathe new life into your lesson plans with our primary and secondary school classroom resources. Whether you’re looking for fun maths worksheets or brand new guided reading activities, we have thousands of free and premium resources for you to download. From preschool to primary you’ll find phonics worksheets and classroom games. From Year 11 through to senior secondary we have everything from Japanese lessons to algebra activities, as well as revision guides for tests and exams.

A quick and easy way to give VERY SPECIFIC feedback without copious amounts of writing. Simply glue the sheet in under the student’s work. Tick the relevant criteria, set targets quickly and ensure the student has read your marking by getting them respond to in the student response section.
This assessment sheet is ideal for marking drafts and final copies of exam preparation essays. It can be used with KS3 and KS4.
It corresponds with the FAR marking policy = Feedback - Action -Response.
i.e.
Stage 1: The teacher gives FEEDBACK using very specific criteria which should be shared with students before the assessment takes place.
Stage 2: The teacher uses the criteria to specify which ACTIONS the student needs to take to get to the next grade.
Stage 3: The student writes a written RESPONSE to the teacher’s comments about the ACTIONS required to reach the next stage.
It’s very useful for showing progress, communicating attainment on HW or timed (in class) essays that form part of exam preparation revision.

A quick and easy way to give VERY SPECIFIC feedback without copious amounts of writing. Simply glue the sheet in under the student’s work. Tick the relevant criteria, set targets quickly and ensure the student has read your marking by getting them respond to in the student response section.
This assessment sheet is ideal for marking drafts and final copies of exam preparation essays. It can be used with KS3 and KS4.
It corresponds with the FAR marking policy = Feedback - Action -Response.
i.e.
Stage 1: The teacher gives FEEDBACK using very specific criteria which should be shared with students before the assessment takes place.
Stage 2: The teacher uses the criteria to specify which ACTIONS the student needs to take to get to the next grade.
Stage 3: The student writes a written RESPONSE to the teacher’s comments about the ACTIONS required to reach the next stage.
It’s very useful for showing progress, communicating attainment on HW or timed (in class) essays that form part of exam preparation revision.

This is a lesson planned for an able year 9 class as part of a unit on poetry and developing the skills that they’ll need for GCSE. It uses Browning’s “The Laboratory” and there is a focus, through questioning, on the methods that the writer uses to suggest the character of the speaker in the poem. At the end of the lesson, the pupils are asked to focus independently on two further methods (alliteration and contrast) and explain their effect in the context of developing the character of the speaker. There is a brief mention of the fact that Browning was influenced by the Romantic poets and the homework after the study of the poem is for the pupils to write an extended paragraph (perhaps bolstered by independent research) about the attitude of the Romantics to the French Revolution.

This is a full unit of work created specifically for SATs focusing on reading comprehension skills.
There are 10 lessons including resources, worksheets, powerpoints and a lesson by lesson overview. Each 2 lessons covers a similar activity and all lessons are within the theme of ‘The Reading Detectives’ under 'Researchers / Volcanic Eruptions / Environment / Floods / Earthquakes.
The lessons are as follows:
Lesson 1 – Lava - Based on the Lava mini animation then RIC based questions and tasks.
Lesson 2 – Lava - Character Profiles and then summary activities.
Lesson 3 - Volcanic Eruption text - Explore the image and then analyse quotations in a layer format.
Lesson 4 - Volcanic Eruption text - Explore using RIC based questions.
Lesson 5 - Poem on Earthquakes - Pupils rotate around the room to explore poetry techniques and then quotations
Lesson 6 - Poem on Earthquakes - Annotation station then a worksheet with SATs style questions
Lesson 7- The Earth’s Layers - Text on the Earth’s surface. Pupils discuss and analyse the presentation of the text including colours: image: font: content and layout.
Lesson 8 - The Earth’s Layers - Pupils create their own mini SATs style paper using the worksheet including: True/false, Retrieve, Interpret, Summary and Choice style questions.
Lesson 9 - 4 Posters on Polar Bears - Group work lesson and discussion on the features presented within their posters. Rotate sheets and then engage in discussion using challenge, compliment and suggest mini cards.
Lesson 10 - Profile on the polar bear with extended ideas to develop discussion and interpretation skills. Then pupils analyse the text using the staged circle technique on the image.

Fishbone’s Song is a complete 53 page novel study guide based on the popular novel by Gary Paulsen. The guide is presented chapter-by-chapter and includes the following distinct sections: Before You Read, Vocabulary, Comprehension Questions (including many higher-level thinking questions); Activities. The novel study includes everything needed to teach the novel including the following concepts / activities: setting, literary devices, research assignments, cloze activities, creative writing assignments, character studies, parts of speech, analogies, synonyms and antonyms, crossword and word search puzzles, studies in conflict, constructing a storyboard and sequence chart. It also contains a complete Answer Key.
Many Links with the Common Core Standards (U.S.)
You may wish to check out Island of the Blue Dolphins – a free offering on TES done by the author in the same format as this novel study.
The writer of this novel study has had more than 60 curriculum units published. These are available in such outlets as Chapters and Staples and most stores for teachers.

This huge collection has been designed to use with seven of David Walliams popular books; Awful Auntie, Demon Dentist, Gangster Granny, Grandpa’s Great Escape, Ratburger, The Boy in the Dress and The Midnight Gang.
The resources have been designed to be completed along-side the reading of the books. They can be used to develop a range of literacy skills through books that pupils find engaging. These resources help to improve and promote reading.

This fantastic collection of puzzles, board games and quizzes were designed for children who love David Walliams’ books. These resources are based around six books; Awful Auntie, Demon Dentist, Grandpa’s Great Escape, Mr Stink, The Midnight Gang, and The World’s Worst Children [1]. This resource has many uses in the classroom and as homework. All the activities are designed to engage the reader and promote a deep love of reading.

“I’m singing in the rain… just singing in the rain!”
The iconic song from the musical is now available in storybook form! Your students will be learning all about the song and their feelings with this literature unit.
This unit includes the following items to help use this Story Study in your classroom.
suggested lesson plans
full coloured vocabulary cards
labels for Comparison T-Chart
My Predictions Worksheet
full coloured and black and white Vocabulary trading cards (differentiated) complete with co-ordinating background
Sentence Builders worksheets
Contrasts worksheet – please check upper right hand corner for Canadian or American content
Biography of Gene Kelly
Comprehension Sheet on the Biography of Gene Kelly – please check upper right hand corner for Canadian and American content
Design Your Own Rain Gear Activity
It’s Opposite Day Activity
Story Clouds Activity
The Sun’s in My Heart Activity
I’m Singing in the Rain Activity
Should you have any questions or comments about this product, feel free to email me at missmonica@iheartgrade3.com
Have a great day!

These clear, detailed and visually-appealing knowledge organisers offer complete reference points for KS2 students learning or revising knowledge relating to each of the following topics:
World War II;
Ancient Egypt;
The Solar System;
Tudors and Stuarts;
The Rainforest
Each organiser contains a number of comprehensive sections explaining the key elements of the topic, timelines detailing key times and events, diagrams and images to visually aid understanding, and key facts to extend the learning of higher attaining students.
The resources are designed to be printed onto A3, and are provided as both PDFs and Word documents (so that you can edit should you wish to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).

This has been designed so students can work together during a pre-exam breakfast session in preparation for the AQA English exam on Friday 25th May 2018, but it’s useful for any exam board or any year group revising unseen poetry.
Definitely worth a download before the big exam.

An information heavy lesson talking students through the various possible genres of An Inspector Calls. This uses the AQA mark scheme as guidance for the context.
Ideal for KS4 as either an introductory lesson to the genre or as pre-exam revision.

10 quiz questions on 12th night to help with exam revision. Full and detailed responses are included on the 2nd page. Just the first page should be given to pupils.
Questions consider language, techniques, characterisation and themes.

This revision worksheet is designed to help pupils identify useful quotes and analyse, explain and explore these. It helps develop essay writing skills and the construction of analytical PEE paragraphs. Once they’ve identified who has said the quote and where it features in the play, they have to comment on context, characters and themes.
The teachers notes cover detailed suggested responses.

SQA 2016 essay question chosen:
Choose a poem in which the poet creates a vivid sense of a particular time or a particular place. Discuss how the poet’s vivid depiction of time or place adds to your appreciation of the central concern(s) of the poem.
This A Grade essay on Liz Lochhead’s ‘The Bargain’ poem is approximately 3000 words.

This is an excel spreadsheet, fully editable and conditionally formatted to compare students’ results in assessments with their unique target grades.
It is designed with the AQA GCSE English Language specification in mind, but it can be altered to accommodate any course or specification.

Save yourself hours of work and lesson preparation with this COMPLETE lesson by lesson scheme of work for Chinua Achebe’s novel No Longer at Ease.
Each lesson has a PowerPoint presentation which guides every step of the lesson from starter to plenary and everything in between! It includes: learning objectives for each lesson, historical, social and political context, webquests and research projects, silent debates book cover analysis, games, a word search, vocabulary activities and sentence level activities, guided reading with questions on characters, relationships,motives, authorial purpose and viewpoint, essay structure and scaffolding, exemplar essay on Obi and exemplar paragraphs on several topics, mark schemes for iGCSE, self- and peer-assessment criteria and so much more!! Minimal prep or printing. I hope your students find this as moving and enlightening as mine did. Enjoy!

This is the last guided reading lesson for the novel No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe. There are guided reading questions, a plot summary, questions regarding the cyclical structure of the novel and a silent debate on who is to blame for the crimes committed as the final activity. Plenary and learning objectives, dates, etc are all included as usual. There is also a starter which asks students to design a new book cover, but this could become a homework task.
Look out for the revision resources to support students’ reflection on the novel.

This lesson begins with a team quotation quiz to recap on chapters 9 - 17. (1 - 8 were on lesson 14). Answers are included, of course. The lesson has a focus on analysing language in quotations. After the guided reading of chapter 18 with questions which guide students towards the end of lesson assessment. The assessment is on the presentation of death and bereavement in No Longer at Ease. As always, there are mark schemes and peer assessment opportunities in the plenary. There is also a sentence analysis activity for students to work on in groups, pairs or individually. Enjoy!

This is the 20th lesson in the scheme of work, focusing on a guided reading of chapter 17. The starter is a paired activity on colonialisation and the effects of it. The questions following guide students towards an end of lesson assessment on rising tension across the novel. There is a mark scheme and a whole-class self-assessment plenary.

This has been designed so students can work together during a pre-exam breakfast session in preparation for the AQA English Literature Paper 2 exam on Friday 25th May 2018, but it’s useful for any exam board or any year group revising the Power and Conflict poetry. The activities are engaging and differentiated, and they cover making comparisons, key themes and key contextual information. Definitely worth a download before the big exam.

Complete, well differentiated, one hour lesson suitable for KS4.
Includes language and technique analysis tasks as well as a peer assessment task. Some of the annotations would be suitable for a level 8 or 9, but is mostly accessible by all grades. Good for a final refresher before the exam.

This has been designed so students can work together during a pre-exam breakfast session in preparation for the AQA English Literature Paper 2 exam on Friday 25th May 2018, but it’s useful for any exam board or any year group revising Priestley’s play. The activities are engaging and differentiated, and they cover key quotes, key themes and key contextual information. Definitely worth a download before the big exam.

This is an 8 slide powerpoint with key themes, quotations and high level analysis - per quotation. This is suitable for GCSE students’ revision and also to be used by teachers in class. Read this multiple times to ensure you achieve a grade 9 in your exam.

This lesson asks students to reflect on their knowledge of the book so far through a quick game of Blockbusters in the starter, then by returning to their chapter charts (a printable version is included here) to reflect on the points in the novel where they felt sympathy for Obi and some other parts where they lost sympathy. Students will need some understanding of abortion laws in Nigeria, so I’ve included a link to wikipedia. Obviously this is a sensitive subject and you may want to spend more time on the feelings behind this decision and the students’ sympathies . Students are asked to recall the parts of a literature paragraph to prepare themselves for the end of lesson assessment. The guided reading for chapter 16 comes next with the usual questions. Before students start writing their paragraphs, they can read the example paragraph based on chapter 16 and give it a PIT stop. There is a mark scheme and colour-coding self-reflection plenary at the end. Enjoy!